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Why king fortified their capital city during later vedic period |
| Answer» <html><body><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ong-586312" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ONG">ONG</a>>Answer:<p>Avanti (Sanskrit: अवन्ति) was an ancient Indian Mahajanapada (Great Realm), roughly corresponded to the present day Malwa region. According to the Buddhist <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/text-11613" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TEXT">TEXT</a>, the Anguttara Nikaya, Avanti was one of the solasa <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mahajanapadas-551372" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAHAJANAPADAS">MAHAJANAPADAS</a> (sixteen great realms) of the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/6th-332122" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 6TH">6TH</a> century <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bce-389741" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BCE">BCE</a>. The janapada was divided into two parts by the Vindhyas, the northern part had its capital at Ujjayini and the southern part had its centre at Mahishmati.[1][2]The Avantis, the ancient people belonging to this realm were described as mahavala (very powerful) in the Udyoga Parva (19.24) of the Mahabharata.[3] According to the Vishnu Purana (II.3), the Bhagavata Purana (XII.I.36) and the Brahma Purana (XIX.17), the Avantis were associated with the Malava, the Saurashtras, the Abhiras/Yadavas , the Suras, the Karushas and the Arbudas and were described as dwelling along the Pariyatra (or Paripatra) mountains[4][5] (a western branch of the Vindhyas).The Avantis, the ancient people belonging to this realm were described as mahavala (very powerful) in the Udyoga Parva (19.24) of the Mahabharata.[3] According to the Vishnu Purana (II.3), the Bhagavata Purana (XII.I.36) and the Brahma Purana (XIX.17), the </p></body></html> | |